Contrary Crossword Clue

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Contrary Crossword Answer

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OPPOSITE

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(adjective)
1. resistant to guidance or discipline
2. deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good

Hint 2: Clue Definition

CONTRARY (adjective)
1. in an opposing direction
2. resistant to guidance or discipline
CONTRARY (noun)
1. a relation of direct opposition
2. a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

OPPOSITE
(8 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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PRESERVE

More The Guardian Quick Crossword (10/8/2026) Answers

Across

1. Just like a (stereotypical) man

5. Same here!

9. Extreme prefix

10. Male chicken (in US & Canada)

11. Involving places that are far apart – nostalgic end (anag) (4-8)

13. Islands off Scotland’s west coast

15. Given less than one’s due (5-7)

18. Bad feeling

19. Gap between what’s said and what’s meant

20. Make them meet to cover the basics

21. Said no

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Down

1. Period of illness

2. Remote settlement

3. Over-the-top description

4. Extra cost for leaseholders

6. (That’s) unacceptable

8. After eating – drop in at pal’s (anag)

12. Store up – jam

14. Fade

16. Trounced (an opponent) (informally)

17. Looked – like a potato?

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